Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Lee County, Florida will consider the enactment of a county ordinance on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., in the County Commissioners' Meeting Room, Old Lee County Courthouse, 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, Florida. The title of the proposed ordinance is:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, REPEALING AND REPLACING IN THE ENTIRETY LEE COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 13-14, AS AMENDED BY LEE COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 16-18 WHICH LEVIED, IMPOSED AND SET A FIVE PERCENT (5%) TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX THROUGHOUT LEE COUNTY PURSUANT TO THE "LOCAL OPTION TOURIST DEVELOPMENT ACT", SECTION 125.0104, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR RECITALS, PURPOSE, RESTATEMENT AND REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR A TITLE; PROVIDING FOR APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF SAID TAX, RELATING TO A TAX ON EACH WHOLE AND MAJOR FRACTION OF EACH DOLLAR OF THE TOTAL RENTAL CHARGED EVERY PERSON WHO RENTS, LEASES OR LETS FOR CONSIDERATION ANY LIVING QUARTERS OR ACCOMMODATIONS IN ANY HOTEL, APARTMENT HOTEL, MOTEL, RESORT MOTEL, APARTMENT, APARTMENT MOTEL, ROOMING HOUSE, TOURIST AND TRAILER CAMP, MOBILE HOME PARK, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK, CONDOMINIUM, REAL PROPERTY OR TIMESHARE RESORT FOR A TERM OF SIX (6) MONTHS OR LESS; PROVIDING THAT THE REVENUES SO RAISED BE UTILIZED TO IMPLEMENT THE LEE COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT PLAN, RELATING TO BEACH PARK FACILITIES AND BEACH RELATED IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE LEE COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX; PROVIDING FOR COMPOSITION OF THE LEE COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS, QUALIFICATONS AND POWERS OF THE MEMBERS OF SAID COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COLLECT THE TAX LEVIED; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF THE TAX BY REFERENDUM ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR LOCAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE TAX SO AS TO HAVE COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION DUTIES PERFORMED BY THE INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND TO HAVE THE ENFORCEMENT AND AUDIT RESPONSIBILITIES PERFORMED BY THE LEE COUNTY CLERK OF COURT INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF ORDINANCE PROVISIONS, CONFLICTS OF LAW, CODIFICATION, INCLUSION IN CODE AND SCRIVENER'S ERRORS, PROVIDING FOR MODIFICATIONS THAT MAY ARISE FROM CONSIDERATION AT PUBLIC HEARING; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Copies of this Notice and the proposed ordinance are available for inspection or copying during regular business hours at the CRS/Minutes Office of the Clerk of Courts of Lee County, located at 2115 Second Street, 2nd Floor, Fort Myers, Florida 33901. The CRS/Minutes Office telephone number is (239) 533-2328. Interested parties may appear at the meeting in person or through counsel, and be heard with respect to the adoption of the proposed ordinance.
Anyone wishing to appeal the Board's decision(s) with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings. Generally, a verbatim record, including all testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, will be necessary.
Lee County will not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, income or family status. To request language interpretation, document translation or an ADA-qualified reasonable modification at no charge to the requestor, contact ADA Coordinator, Ranice Monroe, 239-533-0255, ADArequests@leegov.com, or Florida Relay Service 711, at least five business days in advance. El Condado de Lee brindará servicios de traducción sin cargo a personas con el idioma limitado del inglés.